Senior Business Design Manager/Commercialisation Director

Commercialisation Director

6 month contract

London hybrid

Inside ir35

We serve the financial needs of large corporate and institutional clients (generally more than £100m turnover) from our bases in the UK, USA and Europe that support our ability to Help Britain Prosper. Our purpose-led, disciplined growth strategy builds on our expertise in transaction banking, debt financing and risk management.

Corporate and Institutional Banking's strategy is to deepen client relationships by bringing the breadth of solutions and products from across the Group to benefit our clients. We are investing in our core product infrastructure and client servicing capabilities to support our growth ambitions, as well as taking a leadership role in key purpose-aligned ambitions such as net zero transition, housing and regional regeneration.

This role sits within Client Solutions Group (CSG). We are embarking on a multi year transformation to implement our Global Operating Model and deliver our growth ambitions. This includes redesigning how our global coverage and product teams organise around clients, improving how we generate, win and scale opportunities globally, and ensuring our colleagues and capabilities are fully mobilised behind our growth plan.

As a Commercialisation Director, you will be responsible for supporting the Managing Director in mobilising CSG for our growth plan. Key responsibilities include :-

• Global Operating Model Execution
• Support refinement and operationalisation of the new Global Operating Model.

Growth Mobilisation

• Translate growth priorities into practical activation plans.

Commercial Planning & Insight

• Build analysis and commercial scorecards.

Team Readiness & Skills Development

• Assess hiring and skills pathways for 2027.

Project & Stakeholder Management

• Run mobilisation workstreams and engage stakeholders.

What you'll need

We are looking for an individual that has a passion for growing business performance.

Specifically, we're looking for:

• Excellent understanding of the CIB business, markets we operate in and the clients we serve
• Strong leadership skills with ability to influence at all levels of the organisation
• Strategic thinker with ability to challenge and drive fundamental changes through influence and building trust
• Understanding and implementing new ways of working within a demanding business environment with competing priorities
• And any experience of these would be really useful
• Understanding of the current infrastructure and systems used across CIB
• External networks providing insight into industry developments

If you believe you have the experience required, please apply with your CV now for instant consideration!

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